DVA3701
Development Theories
Assessment 4
, Completion requirements
Opened: Saturday, 1 July 2023, 8:00 AM
Due: Monday, 2 October 2023, 12:00 PM
730407
Discuss the explanations offered by Marxist and dependency theorists for the enduring
poverty that characterises contemporary South Africa.
Prescribed reading:
- Study guide, learning unit 3- e-Reserves:
o Arrighi, Aschoff and Scully (2010)
o Bond (2013)
o Bull and Bøås (2012)
Assessment Evidence:
• Explain the main arguments of Marxist and dependency theory.
• Outline Arrighi et al’s analysis of how ‘apartheid’ has caused ‘accumulation by
dispossession in South Africa.
• Discuss the Marxist and Dependency theoretical explanations for the persistent
character of poverty in South Africa.
Remember to paraphrase your answer to
avoid plagiarism.
Answer below…...
Explain the main arguments of Marxist and dependency theory.
Development Theories
Assessment 4
, Completion requirements
Opened: Saturday, 1 July 2023, 8:00 AM
Due: Monday, 2 October 2023, 12:00 PM
730407
Discuss the explanations offered by Marxist and dependency theorists for the enduring
poverty that characterises contemporary South Africa.
Prescribed reading:
- Study guide, learning unit 3- e-Reserves:
o Arrighi, Aschoff and Scully (2010)
o Bond (2013)
o Bull and Bøås (2012)
Assessment Evidence:
• Explain the main arguments of Marxist and dependency theory.
• Outline Arrighi et al’s analysis of how ‘apartheid’ has caused ‘accumulation by
dispossession in South Africa.
• Discuss the Marxist and Dependency theoretical explanations for the persistent
character of poverty in South Africa.
Remember to paraphrase your answer to
avoid plagiarism.
Answer below…...
Explain the main arguments of Marxist and dependency theory.
